Pedal pad



Dec. 19,1922.

J. c. BuRLocK. if

PEDAL'PAD. FILED APEL 5 |922- v lid, Milf/2l o1 i 'er o al i il .t

c JAMES C. BURLOCK, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

PEDAL PAD.

Application filed April 5, 1922. Serial No. 549,691.

'0 all idiom. t may concern Re it lniovvntliat l, JAMES C. BrmLooK, a citizen ot the United States, and a resident of New `ai'ork, in the county of New Yorl and 5 State olE New Yorlr. have invented a new and useil'ul Improvement in Pedal Pads, oit' which the following is a specification.

rilhe invention relates to improvements in pedal pads and has particular reference to pads provided with nonslrid grippingmeans arranged for use on the clutch and bralre pedals of motor vehicles.

The object of the ,invention resides in the use of a separable pad mounted on the operating 'faces oic the foot pedals of motor vehicles, which con'iprises a body oit rubber or like material havin g moulded therein amesh oi coiled wire the ends of which project slightly above the surface of the rubber body to 'lform a non-skid gripping face, to obviate the possibility o'li an operators iioot from slipping or sliding oli the pedal during operation.

By utilizing the non-slid pad as described worn pedal surfaces may be renewed or replaced at a low cost, thereby providing means supplying many 'factors of use.

In the iollowingiis described in connection with the accompanying); drawings, one embodii'ncnt oit' the invention the i'eatures thereof being more particularly pointed out hereinafter in the claims. i

In the drawings Fig. l is a tace elevation olY the pad showing the positions therein of 5 libc nonsl id insert; Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the pedal frame, showing the pedal pad partly in cross section and of the position therein ol the non-skid insert; and Fig. 8 is an enlarged detailed sectional view olE the non-skid insert.

Similar numerals oli reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

ln the drawings ,1 designates a pedal traine, having formed thereon the usual type ot mim 2 forming part of the clutch or brake assembly of inotoiL-.vehi cle.

3 indicates 'a rubber body mounted `in said `l'i'ame l. and has vulcanized therein a rubber insert fl comprisinga coiled wire mesh 5, the coils 6, oli which are set vertically with .Serious accidents have resulted, owing to the f wearing of the operating surfaces of the pedals or motor cars, caused by wet` or greased shoes or boots of the vehicle operators, and by using the invention as shown and described this fault is obviated.

The device may be made of a separable body for immediate replacement on worn pedals and other alterations may be utilized without departing Yfrom the spirit of' the invention.'

1What I claim and desire to secure by Letters TEatent of the United States, is:

l. A device of the character described including a supporting means, a resilient cushion mounted therein, and a non-skid insert forming part of said resilient cushion comprising a wire mesh the coils of which are set vertically with relation to said cushions to permit the ends of said coils in said mesh to project beyond the surface of said cushion to form a gripping engaging surface.

2. A device of the character described comprising a detachable supporting frame, a rubber cushion mounted therein, and a non-skid insert embedded in and arranged to form part ofsaid rubber cushion, including an inter-engaging coiled wire mesh the respective coils of which extend through said rubber cushion to form a gripping retaining surface.

In witness whereof l have hereto set my band in the presencev of two subscribing witmesses.

JAMES C. BURLOCK. Witnesses:

R. W. ASHLEY, C. S. Asumir. 

